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 Meanings and Examples of DOWN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
down
 ad.  from a higher to a lower place or position
 ad.  toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom
 ad.  toward or at a low or lower point on a scale
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The sun shone down for nearly a week on the secret garden.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  "Let us sit down on this log and look at them," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  Dickon went and knelt down by them, smiling his wide smile.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
4  He sat down with his back against a tree.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
5  If you are real, sit down on that big footstool and talk.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  He sat down by Colin and felt his pulse.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  He threw himself upon his knees and Mary went down beside him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
8  Mary bent her face down and kissed and kissed them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
9  She stood still, looking down at the carpet and thinking.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
10  The tears were streaming down his face and he shook all over.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
11  So they sat down, and nobody spoke for some minutes.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
12  He knelt down by the hole and broke the pot from the mould.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
13  It was filled in and pressed down and made steady.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
14  Soot had flown down and marched forward to see what was being done.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
15  'Then you may SIT down,' the King replied.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
Example Sentence: (205 in 14 pages)
16  You can bed down on the settee.
17  He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.
18  He took down a dictionary from the top shelf.
19  Our horses plodded down the muddy track.
20  He went careering off down the track.
21  The cart bumped down the track.
22  The track plunged down into the valley.
23  The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
24  Mother usually grinds down the food for the baby.
25  Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.
26  They lay down under the shade of a tree.
27  The baby puked all down my shirt.
28  She'll bring trouble down on herself.
29  Turn the jar upside down and shake it.
30  You have heen pricked down for the next turn.